WEBVTT THERE'S A $55 MILLION QUESTIONMARK HANGING OVER CITY HALTHAT IS HOW MUCH FEDERAL MONEYCINCINNATI USUALLY RECEIVES.THIS YEAR, THAT COULD BECHANGING.WE REMAIN CAUTIOUSLYOPTIMISTIC, BUT WE JUST DON'TKNOW WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN.BRIAN: CITY MANAGER HARRY BLACKHAS ALREADY PUT OUT A WARNING TOPROGRAMS DEPENDING ON FEDERALMONEY, TELLING THEM TO CURTAILSPENDING.>> WE USUALLY FEDERAL GOV IN-- WE HAVE HAD NO COMMUNICATIONSWITH THE FEDS.BRIAN: WHILE THE FEDERAL MONEYCOULD COME THROUGH, THE TRUMPADMINISTRATION HAS INDICATED ASHIFT FROM DOMESTIC TO DEFENSESPENDING.HUD AND BLOCK GRANT MONEY AMONGTHOSE LIKELY TO SEE THE BIGGESTCUTS LOCALLY.FOR PROGRAMS LIKE THE CINCINNATIPOLICE YOUTH CADETS, THE CUTSARE NOT SOMETHING THAT COULDBEGIN.THEY ALREADY HAVE.>> WE WERE ORIGINALLY TOLD WEWERE GOING TO HAVE 40 POLICECADETS AND NOW WE'VE BEEN TOLDIT'S CUT DOWN TO 20.BRIAN: OFFICER EDDY HAWKINS ISYOUTH COORDINATOR THE CINCINNATIPOLICE.>> AND THAT'S JUST OUR PROGRAM.WHEN YOU AT CRC, LOOK AT FIRE,LOOK AT THE URBAN LEAGUE,ARTWORKS, ALL OF THESE ENTITIESAFFECTED BY THIS, YOU'RE LOOKINGAT POSSIBLY 300 TO 400 YOUNGPEOPLE WHO WILL NOT HAVE ANOPPORTUNITY TO WORK THIS SUMMER.BRIAN: ADDED TO ALL OF THAT, ISANOTHER $17 MILLION THE CITYHEALTH DEPARTMENT GETS INMEDICAID REIMBURSENT.RIGHT NOW, NO ONE KNOWS HOW MUCHOF THAT MONEY WILL COME THROUGHEITHER.>> NOTHING MAY HAPPEN, SOMETHINGMAY HAPPEN, WE JUST DON'T KNOW.BRIAN: RIGHT NOW THE FEDERALGOVERNMENT IS OPERATING ON ACONTINUING RESOLUTION.THAT RUNS OUT ON APRIL 28, SOTHAT'S WHEY THE CITY WILL GET ABETTER IDEA OF WHAT'S COMING